Blackpool Tramway
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The Blackpool Tramway runs from Blackpool to Fleetwood on The Fylde in Lancashire, England. The line dates back to 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world. It is operated by Blackpool Transport Services (BTS) and runs for 18 km. It carried 4.9 million passengers in 2022/23.
A Bombardier Flexity 2 and a Balloon double-decker at North Pier
Bombardier Flexity 2 seen at Fisherman's Walk, Fleetwood
Illuminated tram No. 633, rebuilt in the shape of a fishing trawler
Rigby Road Depot, built in 1935
Blackpool
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Blackpool is a seaside resort town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately 27 miles (43 km) north of Liverpool and 14 miles (23 km) west of Preston. It is the main settlement in the borough of the same name. The population of Blackpool at the 2021 census was 141,000, a decrease of 1,100 in ten years.
Image: Blackpool tower and illuminations
Image: Blackpool Town Hall (geograph 7192968)
Image: Blackpool Tower behind the Albert and the Lion (geograph 6215321)
Image: False frontages to rollercoaster, Pleasure Beach, Blackpool geograph.org.uk 4664907